Spanish Conversation · Level 64
76 words
Spanish word
plasmar
Pronunciation
IPA/plasˈmaɾ/
Meaning
- verbexpress
Example
Él plasma sus ideas en palabras.
He expresses his ideas in words.
More examples
No consigo plasmar esta idea en pocas palabras.
I can't express this idea in a few words.
Core concept
An idea given visible form.
Common phrases
plasmar en palabras
express in words
plasmar una idea
embody an idea
Similar words
expresar: Conveys feelings or thoughts through words or actions.
comunicar: Conveys information or feelings to someone to make them known.
mostrar: Makes a thing or feeling visible or apparent.
representar: Depicts or symbolizes a thing or person, often by an image or figure.
Definition in Spanish
Materializar o reflejar una idea, sentimiento o rasgo en palabras, una obra u otra forma perceptible.
Word origin
Spanish plasmar comes from Latin plasmare, influenced by Greek plasma 'that which is formed', and denotes giving shape to an idea or feeling.
Usage tips
- Used mainly in writing, criticism, and other formal descriptions to say that an idea or emotion is made visible, while everyday speech often prefers expresar.
Other meanings
- embodyverb
- reflectverb
Opposites
- ocultarhideverb
- reprimirrepressverb
Related words
- plasmadoembodiedadjective
- plasmaciónembodimentnoun